Parkour

1626 WordsMar 12th, 20087 Pages

Zachary Maller
Parkour
November 16, 2007
Mrs. Dunbar

Parkour is a new and exciting sport that people are performing around the world. Parkour is a French word for "the art of movement." Parkour was created by David Belle out of his imagination, his heritage and from his desire during childhood to find the means to move through the world in an efficient and fluid way. The objective of Parkour is getting from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible. Parkour is a combination of vaults, landings, balance, precision, discipline and confidence.

Raymond Belle, David Belle's father was a fireman in France and served in the military. As a fireman and military officer he needed to have a way to get from one place to another but…show more content…

If you don't roll properly, especially on concrete, then you can also seriously injure your back and spine. There are many different steps in the right way to roll. When you land from a high and fast jump you want to be on your feet for less than a second. If you are on your feet for more than a couple of seconds when you land into a roll you will not be getting the full absorption of the impact. If you roll too much to the side or too straight- forward than you can easily damage your spine, not to mention get scraped up on your shoulders and back. You want to roll from your right shoulder to your left hip and have the correct hand placement.

A vault is a fast and efficient way to get over an obstacle in your path. There are many risks you take when you do certain dangerous vaults. One of the most feared risks is clipping your feet. When you do a Kong vault-which is a dive on to a table pushing off with your hands and bringing your legs through your hands, you fear clipping your feet, that is why many people can't do it, not because its too hard, but because of the mental block. If you do happen to clip your feet a useful Parkour technique is the diving roll. The diving roll is when one dives over an object headfirst and lands on their hands and goes into a roll. This is useful so when you do clip your feet you can just…

Most people have never heard of Parkour until they watched an episode of “The Office” where all the employees decide to reenact a YouTube sensation and do some “hardcore Parkour”. This sparked a phenomenon that had everyone wondering, “What is Parkour?” Walking around campus, I have seen more Parkour now more than ever because of this recent interest. What appeals to the public about Parkour is that it is non competitive. Beginners do not feel the need to be the best right away, considering how…

practices parkour, but first let me tell you what that is. Parkour is a very physical sport using your body to get from one point to another using the quickest way possible using various movements like vaulting, rolling, and all other kinds of acrobatic stuff, but keep in mind that this is not acrobatics. Parkour has now become very popular through all of the different forms of media. Still don’t know what parkour is? Well then, back to where we started. Tracuers are people who practice parkour and train…

for the Silver Ferns. The bigger, shy boy who stands in the corner of the P.E class because the media has told him that he’s not good enough? He could’ve gone to the olympics for weightlifting.
This is why Generation Z has created sports such as parkour and skateboarding which have no rules or expectations regarding uniform or physique. It’s all fun and comfy, loose clothing. They are sports where Gen-Zers are more likely to be comfortable participating because of the lack of expectations regarding…

nontraditional components such as circus arts, trampolining, demonstration gymnastics, and parkour.1
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Parkour is “the activity or sport of moving rapidly through an area, typically in an urban environment, negotiating obstacles
by running, jumping, and climbing.” Oxford Dictionaries, “Parkour,” Oxford Dictionaries, accessed December 17, 2015,
www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/parkour.
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so we propose to create a Parkour contest. People who involve themselves are very active. Their aim is to efficiently move around objects in their environment, using only their bodies and their surroundings to propel themselves. Parkour is running at a constant speed, jumping, vaulting, and so much more. This will get Nike enthusiasts excited about the brand and excited about showing off some very cool Parkour tricks. Consumers will be able to post their best Parkour runs/ tricks on Nike+, Facebook…

and keep you fast on your feet. Long distance cardio builds up endurance, but what really is important is fast spurts, so concentrate on sprints (How To… Apocalypse). Engaging in parkour would also be heavily beneficial. You never know when or where you will be bombarded and forced to dodge all sorts of obstacles. Parkour allows you to jump, leap, and climb without hassle. Practicing in the woods or in a deserted city with many building is good practice. Being able to leap high up to safety where…

allowing her to pay for it. Anna assumed it was Dee’s way of making up for her lack of children. Deidre was several years older than Adrianna, but she seemed to have as much, if not more, energy. They took Parkour and self defense classes together and Adrianna continued to practice her Parkour from time to time, though she didn’t really think Deidre bothered to. Dee’s knew thing was simply to get Anna in some of those fancy dresses she had bought. She had even went as far as to take Adrianna’s measurements…

soon began to sweat and clench my fists as the month of January continued in the movie, time crunching down and down as the Republican agents tried to gain more and more Democratic favor on the passing of the amendment. It felt like a fast-paced, parkour chase. I felt Lincoln wasn’t completely politically minded, constantly telling stories to many men and women who he comes in contact with, seeming humble and wise, always trying to give perspective with the moral of the story.
Once the votes were…

extrinsic means or even for entertainment.
In class we were given a sports score sheet with numerous physical activities and were asked to determine if they were a sport or not. Some of the activities I concluded to be sports included; cheerleading, parkour, rodeo, and trampoline. However, this list also had a few activities that I would consider not to be a sport and rather recreational activities or even a spectacle. One of the activities on the list that I thought was the furthest thing from a sport…